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Breads Around the World

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils read about bread. In this instructional activity studying bread, students read about the history of bread and it's significance around the world. Pupils identify the three main crops used to make bread and ten common types of...
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Bread in a Bag

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
This lesson focuses on making bread, but also spends some time on the origins of wheat. In order to make the bread, each class member receives a kit full of the materials they will need. Included here is a detailed list of instructions...
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The Little Red Hen

For Teachers K - 1st
Young readers access prior knowledge of how wheat becomes bread. Using "The Little Red Hen" story, learners make predictions of the events. Extension activities include singing a song about the story and making a list of...
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"Cereal" Comic Strip

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners discuss how wheat is important to our everyday lives, from food to insulation, focusing on how wheat grains are processed into food items. Students then create a comic strip of the steps of processing grain to demonstrate...
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ESL: Homonyms Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this homonym worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions, selecting the correct homonym to complete a sentence. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Reap What You Sow with Writing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice using graphic organizers to summarize The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat.
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MyPyramid for Kids

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore healthy food choices. In this science lesson, students identify food groups and discuss the amount of food they should eat from each group. Students create PyramindPal cartoons.
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Vocabulary Worksheets - Reading: The Food Pyramid

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners read a passage about the food pyramid and then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension questions.
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Reading: The Food Pyramid

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a one page text about the food pyramid. Students then complete 8 sentences with the correct words from 2 choices.
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Reading: How to Be Healthy

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about healthy living practices. Students then answer 8 multiple choice questions about what they have read.
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Balance of Nutrition

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore nutrition by completing a group activity. In this balanced meal lesson, students identify the five food groups and discuss their favorite foods from each group. Learners utilize illustrations to fill in a fictional plate...
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Homonyms _ Quiz 37

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders take a quiz about homonyms. In this homonyms lesson, 4th graders complete 19 multiple choice questions. They enter the answers and submit them online.
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Author’s Purpose: Entertain

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
How does an author entertain his or her audience? Read a short fairy tale and find the most evocative passages to discover more about author's purpose in narrative writing.
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 2

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this confused words instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
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The Little Red Hen

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story The Little Red Hen. Students complete 13 questions.
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Economics: What Are Some Other Uses for Rice?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate ways rice is sold by creating a chart of the different rice foods. In this economics lesson, 6th graders examine their local food store and list at least 10 rice by-products in a class chart. Students discover...
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Nutrition Plates

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate healthy eating habits by studying the food pyramid.  In this personal health lesson, students write a recipe for a healthy meal including one item from each section of the four food groups.  Students...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Communicate Effectively on Health and Nutrition Topics

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, while reviewing an extensive vocabulary list on the board, identify basic food groups with the help of picture cards. As a group, they create a collage of healthy and unhealthy foods using pictures from magazines and newspapers.
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The Little Red Hen

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a reading of The Little Red Hen. In this reading skills lesson plan, students practice reading the tale The Little Red Hen using the pictures as guides through the story.
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A CLOSER LOOK

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students group objects by their physical characteristics and various compositions using literature to stimulate recall.
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Hall/ Heal Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the food groups and vocabulary in order to define how good nutrition is part of good health. They read a variety of articles in order to better understand the concept and develop reading comprehension at the same time.
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The Grain Chain: What Happens Next? [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Put the steps for making bread in order.